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Power Train

Definition: Power Train

Power Train

Noun

1. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definition: Power Train

DomainDefinition

Mechanical Engineering

The -- contains several mechanisms which carry the engine power to the rear wheels. These are the clutch, transmission, propeller shaft, differential and rear axles. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

All moving parts connecting an engine with the point where work isaccomplished. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Power Train

Synonyms: gearing (n), gears (n), geartrain (n), train (n). (additional references)

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Commercial Usage: Power Train

DomainTitle

Books

  • Automotive Power Train Systems (reference)

  • Handbook of Automotive Power Train and Chassis Design (reference)

  • Motor Vehicle Transmission & Power Train Parts Mfg in the US [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Power Train

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Dana Engine Components supplies Bictor Reinz gaskets and sealing products, Perfect Circle power cylinder components and heavy-duty camshafts, Wix filtration products and Plumley power train components. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Power Train

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

model power train

7

automotive class note power train

6

automotive lecture note pdf power train

6

automotive lecture note power train

5

automotive power train

5

control module power train

3

building model power train

3

power train warranty

3

engine power train

2

part power train

2

ho model power train

2
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Modern Translation: Power Train

Language Translations for "power train"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

drivlinje (power unit), drivaggregat (power unit). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

servosysteem, aandrijving (drive, kind of drive, power unit, system of drive). (various references)

   

French

  

transmission, train de matériel électrique, train d'énergie, groupe motopropulseur (power plant, power unit), chaîne dynamique. (various references)

   

German

  

Triebwerk (driving mechanism, engine, mechanism, mover, power plant, power unit), Energiezug (energy supply train, energy train, pantechnicon), Energieversorgungszug (energy supply train, energy train, pantechnicon), dynamische Übersetzung. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

μονάδα ισχύος (power unit), δυναμική αλληλουχία. (various references)

   

Italian

  

treno di energia (energy supply train, energy train, pantechnicon), catena dinamica. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

owerpay aintray

   

Portuguese

  

cadeia dinâmica. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

unidad de energía (power unit, unit of work), grupo de potencia (power unit). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Power Train

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-i-n-o-p-r-r-t-w"

-1 letter: pretorian.

-2 letters: airpower, anterior, atropine, interrow, interwar, ironware, pretrain, priorate, terrapin.

-3 letters: airport, atropin, operant, painter, partier, partner, pertain, pierrot, pointer, pornier, praetor, prawner, preriot, prewarn, printer, pronate, prorate, protean, protein, repaint, reprint, retrain, rewrapt, tawnier, terrain, tinware, trainer, tropine, wartier, wiretap.

-4 letters: aroint, arpent, artier, atoner, enrapt, entrap, enwrap, errant, inwrap, irater, ironer.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-i-n-o-p-r-r-t-w"
 

+3 letters: waterproofing.

 

+4 letters: waterproofings.

 

+5 letters: weatherproofing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Power Train


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 6F 77 65 72      54 72 61 69 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01101111 01110111 01100101 01110010 00100000 01010100 01110010 01100001 01101001 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#111 &#119 &#101 &#114 &#32 &#84 &#114 &#97 &#105 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 006F 0077 0065 0072      0054 0072 0061 0069 006E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

508189718425484677580

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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